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FIA opt against checking planks despite double US GP disqualification

Interestingly, the FIA opted against checking any planks after the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday, despite the fact both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified from the previous round for their cars not meeting the sport's technical regulations. At the United States Grand Prix, a week before last weekend's race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, two of the four cars checked by the FIA after the race were disqualified – Hamilton and Leclerc – following excessive wear to their planks. Whilst the governing body aren't forced to randomly check planks after every race, as proven by the fact that prior to the US GP they were last checked in Singapore, it came as a surprise to...
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